76: Chapter 76 Ambush? Do you think you can take me away?

"The guest is joking. What could I possibly mean?" Liu Tongtian said with a smile, though his eyes drifted uncontrollably toward the door.

"Those few people in the courtyard... don't tell me you don't recognize them?" Xia Jin said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Of course I recognize them! Who told Your Excellency to be so ignorant of the rules? In this Great Qian Dynasty, especially in this Tianyu City, what commoner would dare to inquire about the secrets of the royal family?"

"The First Prince has specifically given notice: anyone who inquires about members of the royal family must be brought in for interrogation!" Liu Tongtian's smile faded, and the look he gave Xia Jin revealed a hint of mockery.

"Come in, all of you!" he shouted.

Almost as soon as his voice fell, the door was violently pushed open.

Three figures filed in, instantly forming a triangular formation, vaguely surrounding Xia Jin.

The man in green robes leading them locked his gaze onto Xia Jin the moment he entered, looking him up and down carefully.

"Your Excellency, if you are sensible, you will come with us. If we have to take action, it won't just be a simple matter of suffering some flesh wounds!"

Glancing at the three of them, Xia Jin laughed.

"What are you laughing at!?" Xia Jin's composed expression made the man in green robes feel a vague sense of foreboding.

The person before them didn't show the slightest panic upon seeing them?

Did he truly have something to rely on? Or was he just bluffing? For a moment, the man in green robes couldn't decide.

"You just said, let me go with you?" Xia Jin tilted his head slightly, looking at the other party with a faint smile, "Could it be that you think you few are enough?"

This man in green robes only had the cultivation of the fourth level of the Xiaoyao Heavenly Realm, and the two people beside him weren't even in the Xiaoyao Heavenly Realm.

Such a lineup might be enough to intimidate a small country, but in Xia Jin's eyes right now, it was even easier than bullying a child.

The man in green robes' face darkened. Ever since he started working for the First Prince, no one had dared to look down on him like this.

"It seems Your Excellency is prepared to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit." He stopped wasting words and gave his two subordinates a look, "Do it, take this man down!"

The two subordinates in black moved upon hearing the order, one on the left and one on the right, preparing to capture Xia Jin.

"Sigh! Why do you people always lack self-awareness?" Xia Jin sighed helplessly. He remained standing where he was and casually pressed his right hand downward.

A force as heavy as a mountain appeared out of thin air! "Thump!" "Thump!" Two muffled sounds echoed.

The two black-clad Martial Artists who had leaped into the air seemed to be struck by a heavy blow, falling heavily to the ground without any power to resist!

Their faces flushed red as they desperately circulated the True Qi within their bodies, trying to struggle to their feet, but they felt as if the space around them had solidified, and they couldn't move at all.

"What!?" The man in green robes looked at Xia Jin, his face changing, unable to hide his shock.

He hadn't even seen how the other party attacked! And this kind of ability was something even an ordinary Xiaoyao Heavenly Realm expert might not be able to achieve!

This person was definitely not someone he could defeat. Escape!! He had to escape immediately!

Just as this thought flashed through the mind of the man in green robes, a chill suddenly crept up his spine. Xia Jin, who had been standing several steps away, had vanished into thin air!

The next instant, a slender hand gently pressed onto his right shoulder. "What? Just now, were you thinking of escaping!?" Xia Jin looked at him with a smile.

The man in green robes felt his back go cold instantly, but his reaction was quite fast. Just as Xia Jin pressed down on his right shoulder, he kicked off the ground with his left foot, forcibly twisting his body, pouring all his strength into his right arm, and swung his sword back to slash!

Unfortunately, his sword could not be fully swung. Xia Jin's left foot struck his lower leg like lightning. "Snap!" A faint sound of a bone breaking rang out.

"Ah!" The man in green robes let out a muffled groan as he was sent flying. The longsword in his hand flew out of his grip and landed on the ground with a "clatter."

Before he could get up, a foot stepped onto his back, pinning him firmly to the ground.

"You... how dare you touch me!" The man in green robes, shocked and angry, shouted, "The First Prince won't let you off! In this Great Qian, the First Prince is the sky! You can't escape!"

On the other side, Liu Tongtian had already been scared out of his wits the moment Xia Jin made his move.

He never expected that this seemingly gentle "employer" would be so terrifyingly powerful! The experts under the First Prince couldn't even withstand a single move!

He quietly retreated a few steps. Feeling that Xia Jin's attention didn't seem to be on him, he tried to sneak out the door, bursting with surprising speed.

However, just as he touched the door frame, he heard a calm voice from behind: "Did I say you could leave?"

Liu Tongtian's body stiffened. He didn't dare turn his head, but his feet moved even faster.

"Hmph! Clueless!" Xia Jin flicked his index finger toward Liu Tongtian. An invisible force of Qi shot through the air.

"Ah!" Liu Tongtian screamed as blood bloomed from the back of his right knee. He instantly lost his balance, fell forward, and clutched his right leg, wailing.

Liu Tongtian, who was good at reading the room, immediately understood that trying to escape from the person in front of him was seemingly impossible.

He gritted his teeth, ignoring the injury on his leg, and kowtowed repeatedly toward Xia Jin. "Spare me! Spare me, Your Excellency! This lowly one was blind to your greatness!"

"What a pity. No one can offend me and continue to live unscathed! Don't worry, in consideration of the information you provided about The Sixth Prince, I will go easy on you!" Xia Jin looked coldly at the kneeling Liu Tongtian.

"Wait... wait!" Liu Tongtian was drenched in cold sweat. He shouted in a panic: "I... I have value to you, Your Excellency! Spare my life! In this Great Qian Tianyu City, there is nothing I don't know! As long as you want to know, I will tell you everything without holding anything back! I beg for your mercy! Please spare my dog's life!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Xia Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone carrying a hint of amusement, "According to you, you know every piece of news?"

Liu Tongtian nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! My ancestors have been in this business. After several generations, there is almost no secret within the Great Qian Dynasty that I don't know! Whatever you want to know, Your Excellency, just ask!"

"You know all the secrets?" Xia Jin pondered for a moment. Suddenly, the words Leng Yuexi had said to him before he left the Great Xia Imperial Palace came to mind: "Then... let me ask you. Do you know how many experts in the Land Immortal Realm are hidden in the depths of the Great Qian Imperial Palace?"

"This..." Liu Tongtian was stunned. Looking at Xia Jin, a flash of fear crossed his eyes. This person actually wanted to know how many Land Immortal Realm experts were in the Great Qian Imperial Palace?

"It seems you don't know!" Xia Jin took in Liu Tongtian's reaction and sighed, seemingly disappointed.

"Since that's the case, there's no use keeping you alive!" Xia Jin gently raised his right palm, making a gesture as if he were about to strike Liu Tongtian down.

"Wait!" Cold sweat was already dripping onto the floor from Liu Tongtian's forehead, his expression flickering. Finally, he looked up at Xia Jin and gritted his teeth, saying: "I... I know the information about those Earthly Immortal experts within the Great Qian Imperial Palace! But... I hope that after you get the information, you will spare my life!"